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Mike Ashley, chief executive and majority shareholder of Sports Direct...
Mike Ashley, chief executive and majority shareholder of Sports Direct International, reportedly managed to get all resolutions passed at the company's annual general meeting last week, where the media were banned from attending. He refused to accept an independent review of corporate governance as all the major auditing firms have ...
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The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has...
The Alibaba Group's charismatic founder and chairman, Jack Ma, has retired at the age of 55. Ma, who founded the Chinese online giant 20 years ago, plans to spend more time on philanthropy and education, and with his family. Daniel Zhang, the company's chief executive, will take over the chairman's ...
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Cole Haan, the American footwear brand sold by the Nike...
Cole Haan, the American footwear brand sold by the Nike group to Apax Partners in 2013, is readying a public offering on the stock exchange, according to Bloomberg. The news agency reported that the company's revenues rose by 14 percent to €687 million in the financial year ended in June ...
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Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick...
Toru, an autonomous robot that Zalando is using to pick shoe boxes from the shelves of its warehouses, has completed its test phase at the German e-tailer's logistical hub in Erfurt, Germany. Next up are a pilot phase at the company's warehouse in Lahr and, if that is successful, deployment ...
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Targeting international expansion, Pentland Brands announced a new executive team...
Targeting international expansion, Pentland Brands announced a new executive team structure today. Richard Newcombe, who is now in charge of the group's footwear division, will add the responsibility of president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) across the whole brand portfolio, which includes Berghaus, Ellesse and Speedo, among ...
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Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed...
Kosaka Takeshi, a former chief operating officer, has been appointed as chief executive of Li-Ning Company alongside its founder, Li Ning. He will focus on operations and the supply chain, where the Chinese company has encountered some difficulties.
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Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at...
Matthieu Bazil has taken over as chief executive officer at Aqua Lung. The new CEO comes with experience from Fox Racing, Oxbow and Boardriders, with leadership roles at DC Shoes and Quiksilver and key account management at Adidas. Based at the watersports equipment maker's offices in Carros, France, the self-professed ...
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Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co....
Jack Wolfskin, which was recently acquired by Callaway Golf Co. at the end of last year, has appointed Diana Seung as general manager for its North American subsidiary in Salt Lake City. She was previously executive vice president of merchandising at Backcountry.com. She also worked as vice president of e-commerce ...
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Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution,...
Sportalm has hired Dirk Parcel to oversee the company's distribution, sales and marketing operations. Parcel took on the role at Sportalm on Sept. 2. The former VF Corp. manager oversaw the American group's outdoor label Napapijri in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Frank van Ven has returned to Life Fitness, after a...
Frank van Ven has returned to Life Fitness, after a brief stint at Asics, to become vice president of international sales. He had been with Life Fitness for 23 years, running its international business. Tim McCarthy has also come back to Life Fitness, which was recently spun off by Brunswick ...
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Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for...
Garneau has appointed Claude Loblond as business development director for Europe and the Middle East. The manager is joining the Canadian cycling company with more than 30 years of experience in the cycling industry and the sporting goods industry in general. He was most recently global vice president of sales ...
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Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the...
Dorel Sports has modified the marketing team that oversees the cycling brands Cannondale, GT and Fabric, promoting Nick Larsen to the position of vice president of global creative and Dennis Kim to vice president of global marketing. Larsen has spent the past 18 months setting a new course for Cannondale, ...
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NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president...
NHS, the skateboard company, has promoted Jeff Kendall to president and chief marketing officer. He will continue to oversee sales, marketing and branding, as he has done for the past 12 years as vice president. During his career in professional skateboarding, which lasted from 1986 to 1992, Kendall was sponsored ...
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Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the...
Futbol Emotion, one of Spain's top retail chains for the sport of football, has named Iván Abad Iglesias as its chief executive. The appointment took effect on Sept. 2. Javier Sánchez Broto – the chain's founder and a former professional football player, with the Real Zaragoza, Villareal, Málaga, Airdie, Celtic, ...
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Marie Ahlstrand has been made sales manager of Daily Sports....
Marie Ahlstrand has been made sales manager of Daily Sports. She previously served as a business export manager at another Swedish golfwear brand, Röhnisch. Daily Sports had annual turnover of around 80 million Swedish kronor (€7.5m-$8.2m), a quarter of that from Sweden.
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Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing...
Lacoste has appointed Catherine Spindler as executive vice-president of marketing and branding, and Jean-Louis Delamarre as executive vice-president of markets and distribution. Spindler was most recently vice-president of customer experience at GM France. She started her career at LVMH, and has held various marketing and communication roles at Yves Rocher. ...
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The Hohenstein Group has announced Lutz Lehmann as chief executive...
The Hohenstein Group has announced Lutz Lehmann as chief executive of global strategies. In his new role, he will directly oversee Hohenstein's sales, marketing and business-development teams. For the past eight years, Lehmann served as chief executive of Hermes Hansecontrol Group. Prior to Hansecontrol, he held various roles at TÜV ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the...
From the current autumn season, BA Sport Products is the Swedish agent for the cycling footwear range of Italy's Northwave. The agency has already been the agent for K2, including its ski boots and snowboard boots, for the past 25 years.
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Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second...
Sport 2000 Germany has reported the opening of a second specialized Absolute Run store in the city of Singen. The cooperative also held for the first time a house fair completely focused on team sports, with the participation of big players like Adidas, Nike and Puma as well as smaller ...
